SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1386        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 753

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Eric P. Lesser

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the endowment match program.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

 

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/28/2019

Cindy F. Friedman

Fourth Middlesex

1/31/2019

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

1/31/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/1/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/7/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

3/7/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/12/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/30/2019

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

2/1/2019

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

2/1/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/1/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

2/1/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1386        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 753

By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 753) of Eric P. Lesser, Diana DiZoglio, Cindy F. Friedman, Brendan P. Crighton and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the endowment match program.  Higher Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to the endowment match program.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 15E of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 official edition, is hereby amended by removing the words “subject to appropriation” in lines 8 and 12 and by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-

"Not less than $20,000,000 shall be expended for the purposes of continuing the implementation of section 15E of chapter 15A of the General Laws to encourage private fundraising by the Commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education for the endowment and capital outlay programs of those institutions; provided further, that the board of higher education shall implement this program in a manner which ensures that each institution shall have an opportunity to secure matching funds from this item; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be allocated to the University of Massachusetts; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be allocated to state universities; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be allocated to community colleges; provided further, that if any funds allocated herein for disbursement to community colleges shall be unused, the remaining funds shall be made available to the state universities; provided further, that if any funds allocated herein for disbursement to state universities shall be unused, the remaining funds shall be made available to the University of Massachusetts;"